Author: rokur
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FINA requests USMS not to let Lance Armstrong compete in a Masters Swimming event
See this statement from FINA: “Following reports on the media referring the participation of Mr. Lance Armstrong in the Masters South Central Zone Swimming Championships in Texas (USA), FINA would like to clarify that: This national competition is under the jurisdiction of the US Masters Swimming; FINA Rule DC 15.1 states: “Subject to the right to…
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Ryan Lochte: I Want to Be the Next Kim Kardashian
Read The Hollywood Reporter Ryan Lochte knows exactly what he wants. He wants to be Kim Kardashian — and isn’t ashamed to admit it. “Kim started from pretty much nothing, and now everyone everywhere knows who she is,” he says. “That’s what I want to do.”
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‘Swim-In’ At Newcastle City Pool In Fight Against Closures
Read Sky | Tyne and Wear Swimmers gathered together at Newcastle City Pool for an aqua-zumba session with a serious message. Around 150 people took part in a part in the ‘swim in’ protest against Newcastle City Council’s plans to close the pool as part of major budget cuts. There was also an, ehm, Last…
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Behind the scenes of Anderson Cooper’s croc swim
For their “60 Minutes” report on the world’s deadliest crocodiles, Anderson Cooper and his producers told “60 Minutes Overtime” they weren’t even sure they’d find any. See CBS
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Swim Cup 2013 Eindhoven LIVE on YouTube
The 9th annual Swim Cup Eindhoven is being organised by the PSV Swimming and the KNZB, Royal Dutch Swimming Federation and its Foundation for International Swimming Events “SIZEâ€, at the Pieter van den Hoogenband Swim Stadium in Eindhoven, Netherlands, 4-7 April 2013. You can follow it LIVE on YouTube (!) See swimcup.nl, the startlist is…
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Camera found after 5,000-mile underwater journey
Erin Burnett interviews the owner of an underwater camera lost during a 2007 Hawaiian vacation and found in Taiwan.
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Marine Scientists use Google Street View to share images
Philippe Cousteau joins scientists using Google Street View to share their incredible underwater images online. See also Catlin Seaview Survey.
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Scottish Gas National Age Groups Swimming Championships 2013 Preview
The Scottish Gas National Age Groups Swimming Championships are held from 10 – 14 April in the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh. You can follow the event with daily reports on YouTube and also live at www.scottishswimming.com/live See also their promo video
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“Attention, a life in Extremes”
The movie “Attention, a life in Extremes” will be a new look at extreme sports through the life and challenges of three athletes looking at the psychology and philosophy behind ‘super-human behaviour’. The athletes being freediving world champion Guillaume Néry, Gerhard Gulewicz, who is participating in the toughest bicycle race in the world, the Race Across…